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UCLA ACADEMIC
SENATE MANUAL |
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| 450. | Study List Limits | |
| (A) | A student who is not on academic probation or subject to disqualification because of grade-point deficiencies (Divisional Regulation A-304 (A) (1) or A-304 (A) (2) may present a study list aggregating 19 units per quarter without special permission. After the student's first quarter he or she may, on petition, carry for credit a program of more than 19 units if in the preceding quarter he or she attained at least a B average (3.0 GPA) on the total program in a minimum of 15 units. All repeated courses are to be counted in study list limits. Concurrent enrollment in courses offered by University Extension (including correspondence courses) or at other institutions is not permitted except in extraordinary circumstances and no credit will be given for such courses unless the approval of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education has been obtained by petition prior to enrollment. | |
| (B) | Courses bearing solely letter designations are to be counted as full courses for study list purposes regardless of their unit value. | |
| (C) | Student's Responsibility. The presentation of a study list by a student and its acceptance by the College evidences an obligation on the part of the student faithfully to perform the designated work to the best of his or her ability. Withdrawal from, or neglect of, any course entered on the study list, or a change in program without the formal permission of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education renders the student liable to enforced withdrawal from the University or other appropriate disciplinary action. [Formerly Reg. 454 - Am 5 Jun 01] | |
| (D) | Regulations as to the approval of study lists shall be such as may be adopted by the Faculty of the College. | |
| 452. | Minimum Progress/Expected Cumulative Progress [En 5 Jun 01] | |
| (A) | During a regular quarter of enrollment, an undergraduate student is required to enroll in a minimum of 13 units. | |
| (B) | Students will also be required to meet Cumulative Progress expectations as outlines in the chart below. Expected cumulative progress will be calculated after the completion of each two quarters. Units earned during a summer session at UCLA or at another accredited school and transferred to UCLA shall be counted toward expected cumulative progress. These units may not be used of offset the minimum 13 units per quarter requirement. | |
| (C) | For students who enter directly out of high school, units earned under the following three circumstances are not to be counted toward expected cumulative progress: 1) Advanced Placement Examinations; 2) College Level Examinations (CLEP); and 3) enrollment in college courses while in high school or prior to admission to UCLA. | |
| (D) | Transfer students entering with 90-105 units, expected cumulative progress will begin at quarter 7 as outlined in the table below. Advanced standing units upon admission will be counted toward expected cumulative progress. However, while registered and enrolled in a regular quarter at UCLA, a minimum of 13 units per quarter is required. | |
| (E) | An undergraduate student who does not meet expected cumulative progress in the previous two completed quarters shall be placed on probation. An undergraduate who does not meet expected cumulative progress in the previous four completed quarters is subject to disqualification from further registration at the University. | |
| (F) | A repeated course will be calculated as units passed as the first 16 units of allowable repeats. Units graded IP (In Progress) shall be counted as units passed. Units graded I (Incomplete) are not counted as units passed. When the grade I is replaced by a passing grade, the units shall be counted toward expected cumulative progress for the quarter in which the I grade is removed. | |
| (G) | Petitions for exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and may be granted only for extraordinary circumstances. | |
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EXPECTED CUMULATIVE PROGRESS |
| Number of Completed Quarters | Units Completed (excludes AP units) |
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 42 |
| 4 | 56 |
| 5 | 71 |
| 6 | 86 |
| 7 | 101 |
| 8 | 116 |
| 9 | 132 |
| 10 | 148 |
| 11 | 164 |
| 12 | 180 |
| 458. | The degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science will be granted upon the following conditions: | |||
| (A) | A minimum of 180 course units are required for a Bachelor’s degree of which at least 60 units shall be from upper division courses (numbered 100-199). After 105 quarter units (70 semester units) acceptable toward the degree, no further unit credit will be allowed for courses completed at a junior college. Not more than four units in Physical Education activities, and not more than eight units in 300 or 400 series courses may be counted toward the Bachelor's degree. After 216 quarter units (does not include advanced placement units), a student may not normally continue enrollment in the College. He or she may, however, under extraordinary circumstances, request exemption by petition from the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education for special permission to continue work required to complete the degree. [Am 23 May 79; 31 Oct 81; 27 May 86; 12 Nov 96; 5 Jun 01] | |||
| A-458. | (B) | Except as provided in SR 630(B), (C) and (D), and (E) and 614, 35 of the final 45 units completed by each candidate for the Bachelor's degree must be earned in residence in the College of Letters and Science on this campus. [Variance to SR 630.] [Am 6 June 79; 2 Dec 81; 3 Jun 03] | ||
| (C) | The candidate must complete the following general University and College requirements. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (1) | University of California Entry-Level Writing Requirement. The passing of the University of California Analytical Writing Placement examination or course (formerly called the Subject A examination or course). (See Senate Regulation 636.) [Am 26 Oct 04] | |||
| (2) | American History and Institutions. The satisfaction of the American History and Institutions requirement. (See Regulation 638.) | |||
| (3) | College Writing requirement (Writing I and Writing II). Two courses in English composition are required for graduation. Both courses must be taken for a letter grade, and passed with a grade of "C" or better ( a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). Writing I must be satisfied within the first three quarters of the student's enrollment by completing English Composition 3 or 3H, or an equivalent course Writing I may also be satisfied by a qualifying score on an approved advanced placement or international baccalaureate examination; or by the combination of a qualifying score on an approved college entrance examination and superior performance on the English Composition 3 Proficiency Examination; or for students whose native language is not English, successful completion of English as a Second Language 36 or an equivalent course. Qualifying examination scores and courses are determined by the Faculty Executive Committee of the College. Qualifying scores may be viewed on the UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools Office website, and approved courses are published in the UCLA Schedule of Classes. Writing II must be satisfied within seven quarters of the student's enrollment by completing a course from a list approved by the Faculty Executive Committee of the College. Applicable courses may be applied to preparation for the major, and if approved for GE credit, may fulfill a GE requirement. Transfer students with 90 units or more who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum as set forth in statewide SR478 will have completed the College writing requirement. No transfer student will be admitted to the College without completing, with a grade of C or better (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), a college-level writing course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools accepts as equivalent to English Composition 3. [Am 17 Nov 98, 6 Jun 00, 9 Jun 08] |
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| (4) | Quantative Reasoning may be satisfied by completing an approved UCLA course, or an equivalent course. The course must be taken for a letter grade, and passed with a grade of "C" or better (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) within seven quarters of the student's enrollment. This requirement may also be satisfied by obtaining a qualifying score on an approved college entrance examination. Approved UCLA courses and examinations, and qualifying scores, are determined by the Faculty Executive Committee of the College. Qualifying examinations and scores may be viewed on the UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools Office website, and approved UCLA courses are published in the UCLA General Catalog. Applicable courses may be applied to preparation for the major, and if approved for GE credit, may fulfill a GE requirement. Transfer students with 90 units or more who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum as set forth in statewide SR478 will have completed the College quantitative reasoning requirement. No Transfer student will be admitted to the College without completing, with a grade of C or better (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), a college-level quantitative reasoning course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools accepts as equivalent to those approved by the Faculty Executive Committee of the College. [Am 23 Nov 82, 9 Jun 08] |
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| (5) | Foreign Language. This requirement may be satisfied by completion of university language instruction through course 3, ETS (AP) or departmental evaluation demonstrating competence equivalent to or above course 3. [Am 23 Nov 82] | |||
| (D) | The candidate must complete the College general education requirements, which consist of 10 courses (a minimum of 48 units) in the following three foundational areas. One of these 10 courses must be either an approved lower division seminar or second Writing II course in an appropriate foundational area. The College will publish a list of approved courses that fulfill these requirements. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (1) | Foundations of Arts and Humanities. Three courses (a minimum of 15 units): one from Literary and Cultural Analysis, one from Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis, and one from Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (2) | Foundations of Society and Culture. Three courses (a minimum of 15 units): one from Historical Analysis, one from Social Analysis, and a third course from either subgroup. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (3) | Foundations of Scientific Inquiry. Four courses (a minimum of 18 units): two from Physical Sciences and two from Life Sciences. For each subgroup, one course must have either a laboratory, demonstration, or a Writing II component and be valued at a minimum of 5 units. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (4) | Students will be exempt from the College general education requirements in the following instances: [Am 11 Feb 02} | |||
| (a) | Students who transfer to UCLA from other UC campuses and have met all general education requirements at the campus from which they transferred will be exempt. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (b) | Student who transfer to UCLA from a California community college and have satisfied IGETC as set forth in Statewide SR 478 prior to enrolling in the College. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (c) | Any transfer student who has not satisfied (a) or (b) above must complete the College's general education requirements. [Am 11 Feb 02] | |||
| (E) | The candidate shall have satisfied the requirements of a major in the College of Letters and Science with at least a C average in all upper division courses taken for the major. In addition, departments may designate, with Executive committee approval, certain courses required for the major, allied concentrations or specializations, which must be passed with at least a C grade. Before the degree is granted, the department or committee in charge of the student's major must certify that the student has completed the requirements for the major. [Am 14 Jan 92; 11 Feb 02] | |||
| 460. | The College offers three bachelor's degrees. The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree shall be granted to candidates who have completed the bachelor's degree requirements and a major that leads to one of those degrees. The Bachelor of Arts and Science degree shall be granted to candidates who have completed the bachelor's degree requirements and at least one major that leads to the Bachelor of Arts along with at least one major that leads to the Bachelor of Science. [Am 23 Feb 05] | |||
| 462. | (A) | A major shall consist of a group of coordinated upper division courses and shall be designated as departmental, interdepartmental, or individual. All major requirements, including the "Preparation for the Major," shall be submitted to the Executive Committee of the College for approval before they become effective. Courses designated as "Preparation for the Major" must be lower division course work; any exceptions require the approval of the Executive Committee of the College [Am 17 Nov 98; 6 Jun 00] | |
| (1) | A departmental major shall consist of a minimum of 36 upper division units and a maximum of 60 upper division units. With the approval of the Executive Committee, the maximum of 60 upper division units may be increased up to 15 units of course work taken in other departments. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (2) | An interdepartmental major shall be established and supervised by a committee appointed by the Executive Committee of the College. An interdepartmental major shall consist of a minimum of 48 upper division units and a maximum of 75 upper division units, of which no more than 32 units may be course work in one department. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (3) | An individual major may be elected by a student who has completed at least 3 quarters of work (a minimum of 45 units) at the University of California, Los Angeles, with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher. In petitioning for an individual major, the student must identify a faculty advisor, and present an academic plan that demonstrates that no suitable major is offered in the College. The plan must identify a series of upper division courses, which must include at least 48 units but no more than 60 units. At least 8 units but not more than 12 units shall be devoted to a senior thesis, which must be approved by the faculty advisor and one additional faculty member. The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education must approve the plan and appoint an academic advisor no later than the first week of classes of the third quarter before the student's intended graduation. The individual major must also be approved by the Executive Committee before it may be accepted in lieu of a departmental or interdepartmental major. The faculty advisor shall supervise the student's work in lieu of a department or committee. The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education must certify that the student has completed the requirements of the approved individual major before the degree is granted. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (4) | At least one-half of the upper division units required for any interdepartmental or individual major must be in departments that offer a departmental major in the College of Letters and Science. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (B) | A student who has 90 or more units of credit toward the degree must declare a major. A student who does not already have a major should file a petition for declaration of major with the department or committee in charge of the proposed major. If accepted in the major, the student shall be advised by a representative of the department or the committee. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (C) | A student in good standing who wishes to change major may petition the department or committee in charge of that proposed major, provided that the student can complete the proposed field of study without exceeding the 216-unit limit specified in Divisional Regulation 458 (A). Final action on the petition will be taken by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. A student on probation may not normally change major. No change of major will be permitted after the start of the student's last quarter. [Am 23 May 79; 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (D) | Students who fail to satisfy the minimum requirements set by a department as "Preparation for the Major" or as courses work for the major may, at the option of the department or committee in charge, be denied the privilege of entering, or of continuing in, that major. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| (E) | Students who are admitted to advanced standing in the College on the basis of credit from another institution, or from another college or school within the University, must satisfy the College's in residence requirement [A-458(B)]. A minimum of 24 upper division units must be completed in the major while in residence in the College. [Am 6 Jun 00; 3 Jun 03] | ||
| (F) | The requirements for each major, including upper division courses, prerequisites, alternative electives, and the general University and College requirements shall be available to students and others in published form. [Am 6 Jun 00] | ||
| 464. | Undergraduate students may take graduate courses to apply toward their Bachelor's degrees when such courses are taken in accordance with a departmental plan which has been placed on file with the College of Letters and Science. It will be useful to faculty and students for the plan to specify (a) the graduate courses which are to be open to undergraduate students and conditions for admission; (b) the qualifications required of students for enrollment in graduate courses; (c) safeguards, when needed, to protect the qualify of both undergraduate and graduate offerings; and (d) placement of responsibility within the department for implementing the plan. This proposal does not preclude the continuance of existing procedures as the departmental plan. | ||
| 466. | (A) | Only the following courses may be counted in satisfaction of the major: (1) courses in resident instruction at the University of California or at another college or university; (2) courses in University Extension with numbers having the prefix "X," "XB," "XD," "XI," "XL," "XLC," "XR," "XSB," "XSC," "XSD" or "XSF." | |
| (B) | Resident instruction is defined as that which is offered to students in regular attendance during the quarter. | ||
| 467. | University Extension courses designated XLC shall be counted in satisfaction of the major, and will be awarded grade point and unit credit. [Variance to SR 810] [En 21 Jan 92] | ||
| 468. | Admission of Students to College Honors. Students are admitted to and retained in College Honors on the basis of criteria to be established and administered by the College Committee on Honors and the Dean with the approval of the Executive Committee of the College. [Am 2 Oct 80; 11 Jun 91] |
| 470. | Benefits Afforded to Students in College Honors. To assist students in College Honors in carrying out their special programs, benefits may be granted by the Dean with the approval of the College Committee on Honors and the Executive Committee of the College. [Am 2 Oct 80; 11 Jun 91] |
| 472. | Departmental Honors Programs. Each department offering an undergraduate major curriculum may establish an Honors Program including special courses, or supplementary and advanced directed study, or both. Such programs must be approved by the Executive Committee of the College. The departments are responsible for admitting students to their Honors Programs. [Am 11 Jun 91] |
| 474. | Honors with the Bachelor's Degree. Honors
at Graduation will be awarded with the Bachelor's degree to those students who have
completed 90 or more units for a letter grade in the University of California and have
attained a superior grade point average at graduation. Marginal cases will be decided by
the College Committee on Honors upon graduation. College Honors: College Honors will be awarded with the Bachelor's degree upon recommendation of the College Committee on Honors. Departmental Honors: Departmental Honors or Highest Honors will be awarded with the Bachelor's degree upon recommendation of the departments to students completing their departmental honors program. [Am 2 Oct 80; 11 Jun 91] |
| 476. | List of Students Graduating with Honors. Lists of students awarded Honors at Graduation, College Honors, or Departmental Honors shall be published yearly by the College. Students in each category will be awarded an appropriate certificate at graduation. [Am 2 Oct 80; 11 Jun 91] |
| 477. |
[Rescinded 5 Jun 06] |
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